Why do Americans answer the phone with "Gopher"?
Why do Americans answer the phone with "Gopher"?
Like for instance someone saying "Gopher John" when answering the phone. What does this mean?
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I don't think I've ever heard someone say that at the start of a phone call but it's common when communicating with two-way radios like:
"Alex for John, over"
"Go for John, over"
"<whatever Alex needs to say to John>"
I mostly heard that when working in large retail stores, usually the walkie talkies have an end-transmission sound que so we didn't actually have to say 'over' at the end
thanks 😃
Is this the same context in which you heard it?
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